A mega-project, even bigger.

What’s happening in Munich: Now, in February, it’s all in black and white.

By the time German election candidates Horst Seehofer and Angela Merkel know what their future will hold, the future of Munich’s eagerly awaited Schwabinger Tor urban district should also be known. A lot has happened in the meantime, though. Partners JOST HURLER and THOMSEN GROUP International Strategy Consultants, in short TGISC® have not only agreed on a close cooperative relationship to last until 2018, but also have an even larger project to report. Jost Hurler, a well-known heavyweight on the real estate market in the German-speaking countries, plans to expand the area to include affordable, socially responsible housing. The excitement is on the rise. The secret surrounding Munich’s new urban area is therefore now scheduled to be revealed in February 2014, at a premiere event.

Since 2012, Hamburg-based TGISC®, which specializes in innovations, has been developing an overall strategy based on validated research on the future. This strategy is putting everything to the test, at the request of client JOST HURLER, whose business policy is known for a particularly long-term focus and lasting value. This means the results that will be presented to selected guests and the press may hold some surprises, even for those who are highly familiar with the subject.

Munich’s Schwabiger Tor city gate was first mentioned in 1319, demolished about 500 years later, in 1817, and almost exactly 200 more years after that, in 2017, it will be resurrected in a new location occupying half a kilometer along Leopoldstrasse, in Munich’s Schwabing borough. Initial construction work is already under way on this urban district, which will constitute a new center and act as prelude to the Munich city center.

Jost Hurler Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG leases out, develops, and finances real estate in Germany and Austria. The company’s special feature is that it works exclusively with properties from its own portfolio. The Munich-based firm’s core business is real estate management, with a focus on maintaining and enhancing the value of the individual properties. Property and project development are the other mainstays of the company’s business, with major locations in the German states of Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Berlin, Thuringia, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Developing its portfolio in growth regions is of particular interest to the company. Today, the company is headed by Dr. Wolfgang Müller, Albert Heinermann, and Michael Herz.

The TGISC® was selected after an extensive market screening process. It is considered the world’s leading strategic consulting group specializing in innovation backed by evidence from real-world practice. With its innowait system, which has proven its value over 30 years, the Hamburg-based company works primarily for the most important industries and in government consulting in the Americas, Asia, and Europe.